Extraordinary Technology
An excerpt from a teaching called How Buddhism Differs from Other Religions by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo Let’s say that a practitioner has dedicated their lives to practicing everyday for the sake of sentient beings, for the happiness of sentient beings. Maintaining their samaya or commitment practice very purely, practicing everyday for the [...] Astrology9/9/2010 Thursday Problems must be solved early in the day. You are blocked on three sides: personal, partnership and the world. So go in the open door, which is home and family. A safe haven awaits you there. This is a wonderful day to spend time working on domestic issues, and family is behind you all [...] 
Ordinary or Extraordinary?
An excerpt from a teaching called How Buddhism Differs from Other Religions by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo In the Buddha Dharma there are mainly two kinds of compassion. There is ordinary compassion, and there is extraordinary or sublime compassion, also called ordinary bodhicitta or sublime bodhicitta. Bodhicitta is the great display of compassion, which is [...] |
An excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo from The Spiritual Path We never lose sight of how we feel. We are always monitoring ourselves. We want to feel free of suffering, free of stress. Sentient beings strive endlessly to be happy, so it is very difficult to achieve a sustained, sincere practice [...]
An excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo from The Spiritual Path Sometimes the ordained have problems with desire. When you take on robes, it doesn’t mean that desire ceases. Why not make that desire meaningful? You can offer desire to the Three Precious Jewels. It’s not a big secret that you’re feeling [...] |
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